EoFF Ranks Final Fantasy Semi Finals 2 - FFIX vs FFX

[Dat Matt]

Semi Final 2 - Final Fantasy IX vs Final Fantasy X


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[Galuf]

silly matt. you forgot to change the title and pictures.

anyway i vote IX no surprise there. i see somewhat why X will win but oh well. LETS PUT A GODDAMN FIGHT!!

[Pumpkin]

IX

But I would rather see IX lose to X than to VII so

[Karifean]

Let's see how this turns out...

[Dat Matt]

Voting for Final Fantasy X

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Also unlike the other semi final, this could go either way. Commence wild speculation about why Final Fantasy (I)X is better. THIS IS NOT A DRILL PEOPLE. I WANNA SEE TWO DAYS OF SCREAMING AT ONE ANOTHER!

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[escobert]

I voted IX. but, I kinda want X to win so VII can crush it :)

[Bolivar]

This might be the first poll that was actually hard for me but I have to say X edges it out. IX is one of the best games of all time but FFX brought more new and original ideas to the table.

[Galuf]

Voting for Final Fantasy X

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Also unlike the other semi final, this could go either way. Commence wild speculation about why Final Fantasy (I)X is better. THIS IS NOT A DRILL PEOPLE. I WANNA SEE TWO DAYS OF SCREAMING AT ONE ANOTHER!

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you have betrayed your loyalties. you shall now perish by our blades

[metagloria]

Two FFs that are the least-best on their respective consoles! Spectacular.

X it is.

[Fox]

I wanted to vote with Dat Matt in honour of populating the thread with Yuru Yuri gifs, but unfortunately he voted the wrong way.

For you see, Final Fantasy IX has Zidane. Final Fantasy X has Tidus. Therefore it is impossible for X to be better.

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[WildRaubtier]

until you take minor little things such as literally everything else into account, sure

[Psychotic]

I vote how I want. You have problem? :quina:

[Forsaken Lover]

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Ooh, soft.

[Fox]

until you take minor little things such as literally everything else into account, sure

As you say.

Minor. ^^

In fact I do technically agree, Final Fantasy X is mechanically stronger pretty much everywhere, and has a better overall narrative. It's just... no FFIX. The character development in IX is just completely unparalleled. It was great in X, don't get me wrong, but even so on another level in IX.

And IX had the better soundtrack.

[Dat Matt]

We could have been friends, Fox. To be fair though, the only reason my vote went to X was cause we're playing it right now for the lets play. I would have voted IX had we not done this lets play.

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[Endless]

IX all the way.

[Galuf]

We could have been friends, Fox. To be fair though, the only reason my vote went to X was cause we're playing it right now for the lets play. I would have voted IX had we not done this lets play.

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ah too bad. i remember you saying you were going to do IX but chose X instead. maybe in an alternate universe you voted IX for the same reasons lol

[wizzyboo]

stupid galuf voting ix while playing x lol :lol:

anyway i vote ix because it has the mighty wizzyboo and it has a fun game "chocobo hot & cold "

[Lone Wolf Leonhart]

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[Galuf]

stupid galuf voting ix while playing x lol :lol:

anyway i vote ix because it has the mighty wizzyboo and it has a fun game "chocobo hot & cold "

shh dont tell them the secret. im undercover.

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[metagloria]

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Ooh, soft.
I...uh...

whew...






wow.






I'm gonna...need a moment.

[chionos]

Yep, gross. At least Lulu's of age, shit.

VOTED IX, because it's better. That's not a knock against FFX, which is a fine game with one of the best implementations of turn-based combat, some of the best music, and the best mini-game in the series (blitzball). FFIX is just special.

It was the last game to capture the light-heartedness I used to love so much about Final Fantasy. FFX tried and failed. FFXII didn't even try. And I hope everyone knows by now how I feel about FFXIII. FFIX, to me, is the full package. The story isn't the greatest, but it's good. GREAT music. Fantastic characters. Great character interaction (Vivi+Quina, Vivi+Steiner, Steiner+Beatrix). A fucking world map. Great chocobo implementation. Airship love. Interesting locations. Lots of mini-games and secret stuff to discover. A world I feel invested in. Quality moogleness.

I.E. It might not be the greatest game at any one thing, but it's near the top on almost everything, which means it averages out to one of the best (if not the best).

[Galuf]

Yep, gross. At least Lulu's of age, trout.

VOTED IX, because it's better. That's not a knock against FFX, which is a fine game with one of the best implementations of turn-based combat, some of the best music, and the best mini-game in the series (blitzball). FFIX is just special.

It was the last game to capture the light-heartedness I used to love so much about Final Fantasy. FFX tried and failed. FFXII didn't even try. And I hope everyone knows by now how I feel about FFXIII. FFIX, to me, is the full package. The story isn't the greatest, but it's good. GREAT music. Fantastic characters. Great character interaction (Vivi+Quina, Vivi+Steiner, Steiner+Beatrix). A smurfing world map. Great chocobo implementation. Airship love. Interesting locations. Lots of mini-games and secret stuff to discover. A world I feel invested in. Quality moogleness.

I.E. It might not be the greatest game at any one thing, but it's near the top on almost everything, which means it averages out to one of the best (if not the best).

so its the Red mage of the FF series. well we know what Red mages are ( looks at the "is bartz a pimp" thread)

[Jessweeee♪]

FFX is my all time favorite FF except sometimes it's FFVIII or FFXIVand occasionally even FFXIII oh god how do I pick one favorite?

[Tyson]

I voted X because IX suuuucks haha.

But seriously, I just never understood the appeal of IX. Played through it once and that was more then enough. X isn't exactly flawless but it has some enjoyable characters and a cool world atleast.

[Depression Moon]

IX. No contest for me. IX blows X out the park in almost every fashion.

[Sephex]

Will Tidus and his laugh finally be stopped? Will Zidane's tail finally get him some smooth ass action? Find out on the next episode of FF POLL Z!!!

[Fox]

SHE'S FIFTEEN YOU SICKO

Yeah but she'd be like... 27 now.

Also, ages in FF are weird. They're about 7 years younger in their biographies than they actually look.

[Tyson]

SHE'S FIFTEEN YOU SICKO

Yeah but she'd be like... 27 now.

Also, ages in FF are weird. They're about 7 years younger in their biographies than they actually look.

That's just Japan haha, So many sexualised female characters in anime are actually like 14-15 if you look it up :/

[WildRaubtier]

Yes, go look up sexual 14-15 year olds on the internet. That is a perfect plan that could not possibly go wrong.

[Loony BoB]

More to the point, there is no law against finding a 15 year old attractive, provided you aren't doing anything illegal based off that attraction. There are 20 year olds who look like 15 year olds and vice versa in this world. Whether or not Rikku is someone you find attractive is up to you, of course (I don't find her unattractive or attractive, personally, she just seems like a generally cute person), but I'm not gonna judge.

FFIX wins this battle for me but I thought it would be closer than the polls are saying right now. Still, there is time.

[Bubba]

I think I might refrain voting on this one. I have played FFX and really enjoyed it but I haven't even attempted FFIX.

I feel this is too big a poll to vote against a game I haven't even played.

Congrats to all the winner! :monster:

[Lumos]

Had to vote on this one, GOD PEOPLE, even though it seems I'm going to lose. FFX probably my fave ever aside from XI.

[Shiva95]

It's really, really hard to decide between those game, but I'll go with FFX.

[fat_moogle]

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^ I love this :D

Oh I guess you need to know what I'm voting for.

FF...

*drumroll*

IX!

FFX was a good first entry on new hardware that introduced some new ideas. The battle system was good and I liked being able to switch between party members. Blitzball was a great addition. The story is ok, but overall I preferred the story and characters of IX.

EDIT: Seems like I took it to a 5 point lead in favour of FFIX. Could I be forced to choose between my two favourite FF games ever in the final?! D:

[Slothy]

This is pretty simple. FFX is spectacularly mediocre and FFIX is absolutely delightful. No contest here.

[Ayen]

FFIX.

[Egami]

FFIX.

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"But you said I was your favorite!"

[Ayen]

FFIX.

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"But you said I was your favorite!"

Guilt increase to 60%. Damn you.

[Agent Proto]

I got further in IX than I did with X. Plus, I enjoyed the characters more in IX than with X.

[Egami]

They say a FF is only as good as it's battle themes and X easily trumps IX in this regard to wit...

IX and X - Battle themes

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IX and X - Boss themes

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[Bolivar]

Looks like we're about to see the first time this competition #EoFFWasWrong

[Galuf]

They say a FF is only as good as it's battle themes and X easily trumps IX in this regard to wit...

IX and X - Battle themes

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IX and X - Boss themes

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thats cheating! using HD for battle theme:lol:. anyways everybody knows the best boss theme is FF IX. lol. atleast FF X has got " challenge". also i resenting FF X right now. going into omega ruins blind and then i got to the true boss of the area. only to be destroyed by nova with no save points for ages. 2 hours of my life wasted!

[Forsaken Lover]

I love Dark Messenger as much as the next guy but this is probably the best unique boss theme in the entire franchise.
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FFX it is.

[Madame Adequate]

This is pretty simple. FFX is spectacularly mediocre and FFIX is absolutely delightful. No contest here.

Keeping Moonflower on her toes if she wants to ensure the "Most Wrong Member" title, eh?

I'm not terribly surprised by this outcome so far and while I hope there's a last-minute switcheroo, ah well, at least IX fans are happy!

[Karifean]

This is pretty simple. FFX is spectacularly mediocre and FFIX is absolutely delightful. No contest here.

Keeping Moonflower on her toes if she wants to ensure the "Most Wrong Member" title, eh?

I'm not terribly surprised by this outcome so far and while I hope there's a last-minute switcheroo, ah well, at least IX fans are happy!

The winner will probably just get crushed by VII anyways. At least I think it will.

[metagloria]

This doesn't make sense, I can't believe X is losing.

[chionos]

This doesn't make sense, I can't believe X is losing.

Believe it, kid. FFIX roxors your boxers.

It's either a sign of how many people hate Tidus, or how many love Vivi. Or nostalgia. Or something. It's really close though. There's no telling how this one will turn out yet. Love it.

[Loony BoB]

I like Vivi, but I probably like Zidane and Quina more. But I probably like Lulu more than any of the other characters in these games. Shame she's not the lead, I think a story surrounding her would be pretty cool (http://dippywerewolf.deviantart.com/gallery/38222634/Guardian).

[Dat Matt]

20/48 hours in and already we're at 50ish votes. There are already a lot of upset people here too. This pleases me~

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[Fox]

Oh dear! I see someone from the X crowd was foolhardy enough to bring the soundtracks into this! And to think I was going to be so nice and go easy on you...

Well, since that door has opened, I think we can all agree that X has the superior primary battle theme. Boss Theme...debatable, it depends on how much you like Nakano's atmospheric style where nothing really happens. To Zanarkand of course and a few others are absolute classics, I doubt anyone will claim the FFX soundtrack is anything other than sublime.

Trouble is, for every To Zanarkand FFIX has half a dozen You're Not Alone's. For every Yuna's Determination there are two Bran Bals. For every Enemy Attack there was a Vamo Alla Flamenco! It had really catchy world map music. Do you remember FFX's world map music? Oh wait... X didn't have a world map? Shame really. FFIX has one of the all time great soundtracks. There was so much of it in fact they released a second soundtrack in order to get on all the brilliant pieces composed for the game's many FMV sequences. X completely neglected this area, with the notable exception of the Sending scene. But completely lacked anything like, well... this!

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[Galuf]

RUnNING TREND TIME!!

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[Pike]

And a lot of you guys didn't believe me when I predicted that IX would win! :shobon:

I said it before and I'll say it again: X is too polarizing of a title. Even a lot of people who would rate IX as just a middling FF will vote for it just to keep X out. :gator: Oh well, it'll be funny when it goes up against VII.

[Jessweeee♪]

FFX has one of my favorite soundtracks in the game. Uematsu, Hamauzu, and Nakano are my favorite composers in Square and all three of them had a hand in this one :kaoclove:

The only thing that could have possibly made it better is if Yoko Shimomura could have squeezed in there too.

[Freya]

IX will get stomped by VII because of fanboys but not by X! Not by X. :colbert:

[Del Murder]

Even though I voted for IX I was hoping for X to win because VII vs. X is a battle of generations. IX is a great game though.

[Slothy]

This is pretty simple. FFX is spectacularly mediocre and FFIX is absolutely delightful. No contest here.

Keeping Moonflower on her toes if she wants to ensure the "Most Wrong Member" title, eh?

Everyone know you have the worst taste in FF titles. That's just a fact.

[Scotty_ffgamer]

I voted IX, but it's incredibly close for me. I wouldn't really call it nostalgia since I didn't like IX the first time I played it, and I beat X before I ever got far in IX. It all just depends on my mood which game I have more fun playing, though.

[Shauna]

I keep on checking in, hoping that the FFX fans will have poured in and brought another few votes to it!

Instead FF9 has more votes.



RIP sweet prince.

[Galuf]

We shall not Fall. We shall not squander against this foe.

we managed to beat X-2 we can beat this game too

[Egami]

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[Galuf]

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its funny to make her sad! :radred:

[Dat Matt]

Final Fantasy IX = Spira Destroyer
Spira Destroyer = Sin
Sin = Jecht

Ergo

Final Fantasy IX = Jecht

What you gonna do final fantasy X fans? Cry? That's all you're good for.

[fat_moogle]

What you gonna do final fantasy X fans? Cry? That's all you're good for.
Cry babies, the lot of them!

[Fox]

What's that you say? You think FFX might beat FFIX?

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[Galuf]

how pissed us FF IX fans would be if a swarm of FF X fans came in the last 5 minutes

[Dat Matt]

how pissed us FF IX fans would be if a swarm of FF X fans came in the last 5 minutes

APPARENTLY NOT!

Seems that FFIX is indeed a FFX killer as it elimates both entries in that series. This means the final will be Final Fantsy VII vs Final Fantasy IX. A shocking battle that no one saw coming. Tomorrow the third place vote begins, so look out for Final Fantasy Tactics Advance vs Final Fantasy X.

[Pumpkin]

ugh VII vs IX :(

BUT YAY IX FOR MAKING IT SO FAR

[Galuf]

ugh VII vs IX :(

BUT YAY IX FOR MAKING IT SO FAR

dont be sad Miss pumpkin. its going to be a fight of the Century!. we wont make it as easy as it was when it was against poor FF TA.

[Ayen]

w00t! w00t! w00t! w00t! w00t!

[maybee]

You can do it little Final Fantasy 9

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